Historical Events In August - 01
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
0126 On August - 01 publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD) 

0527 Justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium on this day in history. 

0527 Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history. 

0607 Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) on August - 01. 

0649 Pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7] on this day in history. 

0860 On this day in history peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II 

0902 On August - 01 aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily 

1021 On August - 01 synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest 

1086 English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier on August - 01. 

1137 Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01. 

1177 On August - 01 peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III 

1190 On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies 

1203 Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium on August - 01. 

1291 Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) on this day in history. 

1322 Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian on August - 01. 

1404 Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland on August - 01. 

1457 On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 

1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England on August - 01. 

1492 On this day in history jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella 

1495 On this day in history jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect 

1498 On this day in history christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America 

1498 On this day in history christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) 

1520 On August - 01 sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) 

1588 English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on August - 01. 

1589 Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III on this day in history. 

1619 On August - 01 first black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia 

1619 1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history. 

1626 On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal 

1628 Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism on this day in history. 

1628 On August - 01 francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 

1642 Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on August - 01. 

1659 Antoine Mouque, composer on August - 01. 

1664 On August - 01 battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu 

1667 On August - 01 paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48 

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